Sierra Leone Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

8,957,311

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	1,998,239
1951	2,024,207
1952	2,050,151
1953	2,076,252
1954	2,103,794
1955	2,132,719
1956	2,162,635
1957	2,194,574
1958	2,226,601
1959	2,260,073
1960	2,296,714
1961	2,336,644
1962	2,378,543
1963	2,422,100
1964	2,467,763
1965	2,515,639
1966	2,564,683
1967	2,614,327
1968	2,666,316
1969	2,719,274
1970	2,772,946
1971	2,826,384
1972	2,880,923
1973	2,935,963
1974	2,992,816
1975	3,049,701
1976	3,106,949
1977	3,165,257
1978	3,228,100
1979	3,292,879
1980	3,359,433
1981	3,429,530
1982	3,501,043
1983	3,577,396
1984	3,656,939
1985	3,740,023
1986	3,831,822
1987	3,936,253
1988	4,044,015
1989	4,150,040
1990	4,293,763
1991	4,399,281
1992	4,303,365
1993	4,294,184
1994	4,311,284
1995	4,326,232
1996	4,339,962
1997	4,398,134
1998	4,447,325
1999	4,474,853
2000	4,560,457
2001	4,815,496
2002	5,118,481
2003	5,329,016
2004	5,515,942
2005	5,668,365
2006	5,798,542
2007	5,923,085
2008	6,073,634
2009	6,240,202
2010	6,418,390
2011	6,592,964
2012	6,769,841
2013	6,945,763
2014	7,122,372
2015	7,296,390
2016	7,473,639
2017	7,658,312
2018	7,841,225
2019	8,026,798
2020	8,213,302
2021	8,401,032
2022	8,586,284
2023	8,770,984
2024	8,957,311
2025	9,144,981
2026	9,332,808
2027	9,520,785
2028	9,708,374
2029	9,896,801
2030	10,084,770
2031	10,271,939
2032	10,458,546
2033	10,645,976
2034	10,833,039
2035	11,018,234
2036	11,201,076
2037	11,383,517
2038	11,563,607
2039	11,742,863
2040	11,919,803
2041	12,095,057
2042	12,267,681
2043	12,438,733
2044	12,607,595
2045	12,775,985
2046	12,941,355
2047	13,104,465
2048	13,265,635
2049	13,423,474
2050	13,578,466
2051	13,731,633
2052	13,881,710
2053	14,030,347
2054	14,174,805
2055	14,316,769
2056	14,455,832
2057	14,592,646
2058	14,725,870
2059	14,854,478
2060	14,979,355
2061	15,101,283
2062	15,218,724
2063	15,332,151
2064	15,441,381
2065	15,547,953
2066	15,649,235
2067	15,747,718
2068	15,842,684
2069	15,935,449
2070	16,022,827
2071	16,106,161
2072	16,186,466
2073	16,263,070
2074	16,335,416
2075	16,404,976
2076	16,469,237
2077	16,529,886
2078	16,585,173
2079	16,637,539
2080	16,686,242
2081	16,731,378
2082	16,772,780
2083	16,810,202
2084	16,843,498
2085	16,874,865
2086	16,902,278
2087	16,925,612
2088	16,945,960
2089	16,963,499
2090	16,977,687
2091	16,989,969
2092	16,998,372
2093	17,002,745
2094	17,004,976
2095	17,005,281
2096	17,002,459
2097	16,997,645
2098	16,990,153
2099	16,980,136
2100	16,967,606

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.